liquid latex

Flexible coating material

Liquid latex is a fluid rubber compound that dries into a flexible, skin-like material.

It's used for theatrical special effects makeup, body painting, and creating prosthetics like fake wounds or monster features: She applied liquid latex to build up the scar tissue.

In crafts, it serves as a mold-making material or masking agent.

The stuff peels off when dry, which makes it useful for temporary applications but requires skin free of hair.

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peel · flexible · coating · dip · skin · peeling skin · body paint · costume · stretchy · white · ammonia · dry · brush · layer · drying time · tacky · elastic · theatrical

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physical state

liquid latexvulcanized rubber

Heat-treated elastic polymer

permanence

liquid latexepoxy

Catalyst-cured bonding compound

construction adhesive · welding · contact cement · two-part epoxy

flexibility when cured

liquid latexepoxy resin

Two-component hardening adhesive

plaster · epoxy · fiberglass · cement · rigid foam

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Familiarity
Top 500,000
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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG